Living with a below-knee amputation : a unique insight from a prosthetist/amputee
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22003
Riley, Richard Lee.
--Thorofare, NJ:
SLACK Inc.
, 2005.
- Call Number
- WE 170 R573L 2005
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WE 170 R573L 2005
- Author
- Riley, Richard Lee
- Place of Publication
- Thorofare, NJ
- Publisher
- SLACK Inc.
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 254 p.
- ISBN
- 1556426925
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Amputation - rehabilitation
- Amputees - Personal Narratives
- Artificial Limbs - Personal Narratives
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Amputation, prothesis use, and phantom limb pain : an interdisciplinary perspective
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24799
Murray, Craig.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, 2010.
- Call Number
- WE 170 A527 2010
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WE 170 A527 2010
- Author
- Murray, Craig
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 203 p.
- ISBN
- 9780387874616
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Amputation - rehabilitation
- Artificial Limbs
- Phantom Limb
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Limb loss (amputation) post-operative care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37293
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Central Zone. Vascular Surgery.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1193
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
In Nova Scotia, more than 100 people have a major amputation (limb loss) each year. This guide will help you get ready for your surgery by letting you know what to expect. This guide explains levels of lower limb amputation, who is on your health care team, what will happen before surgery, and what to expect after surgery. Information about coping with amputation, how to position yourself, care of your amputated leg and other leg and foot, getting around, and living at home is included. A list …
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Central Zone. Vascular Surgery
- Alternate Title
- Limb loss (amputation) post-op care
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (20 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Amputation - rehabilitation
- Postoperative Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Amputation
- Postoperative care
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular System
- Abstract
- In Nova Scotia, more than 100 people have a major amputation (limb loss) each year. This guide will help you get ready for your surgery by letting you know what to expect. This guide explains levels of lower limb amputation, who is on your health care team, what will happen before surgery, and what to expect after surgery. Information about coping with amputation, how to position yourself, care of your amputated leg and other leg and foot, getting around, and living at home is included. A list of post-operative and home exercises with images is provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Vascular Surgery
- Pamphlet Number
- 1193
